Lady Lay Down
(Don Cook/Rafe VanHoy)
Too many times I didn't try to hold you
I never kept the promises I told you
Now it's time I give in, I know
To the words that I should have said long ago:
CHORUS:
Lady lay down beside me
Wrap all your love around me
I need you to stay
Don't turn away from me now
Lady lay down
You've been alone, I guess I've known about it
You gave me love & learned to live without it
Now that you've turned to go
Let me beg you to stay the best way I know:
(chorus x2)
Lady lay down
He lied, he cheated till he broke your heart
& you can't count the teardrops you cried
He made you afraid to make a new start
& that's why you've never tried
CHORUS:
But that was before my time
& darlin', that's all behind
I'll help you forget in these arms of mine
What happened before my time
You never had someone to love you so strong
& nothing else matters at all
I know you've carried those heartaches too long
& now you're afraid to fall
(chorus, then repeat its last 2 lines)
She Can't Say That Anymore
(Sonny Throckmorton)
(Female backup during verses: "She's seen")
I never thought I'd live to see the day
Anyone could turn my head the other way
She squirmed beside him, her mind was made
Now she can't say that anymore
I've never done this sort of thing before
Once you get started it ain't all that hard
Then he got up & locked that cheatin' door
Now she can't say that anymore
(She can't say that anymore)
Bridge:
& oh the porch light's burnin'
As she fumbles for the key
Tonight she jumped some fences
But she didn't quite get free
She's as cool as a salesman
As she opens the door
She's breakin' in a new routine
For the man who walks the floor
Mama insisted that I stay awhile
"You're treatin' me as if I were on trial
I never lied to you," she kinda smiled
Now she can't say that anymore
(She can't say that anymore)
(repeat bridge)
(repeat & fade):
Now she can't say that anymore
(She can't say that anymore)
What I Had With You
(Curly Putman/Sonny Throckmorton)
All I want is what I had with you
What I just can't find with someone new
I've tried other loves, but they won't do
All I want is what I had with you
(x2):
Lookin' back in time, I see yesterday
But I held the world & let it slip away
Changin' times & strange new loves just leave me blue
All I want is what I had with you
Nothing Behind You, Nothing In Sight
(Harlan Howard/Ron Peterson)
From Monday till Friday I sell my time
They just want my body; they don't want my mind
& I watch that old paycheck just slip through my hands
Can't even afford no beer with my friends
CHORUS:
Ain't that a hell of a way to live out your life?
Knowing all your tomorrows will be just a lie?
When the worries have stolen the dreams from your life
& there's nothing behind you & nothing in sight
From daylight till midnight, her work goes on
Raising our children & making our home
She needs a new dress, but the money's all gone
& what she needs most is some time all her own
(chorus)
& there's nothing behind you & nothing in sight
I'm Only In It For The Love
(Deborah Allen/Kix Brooks/Rafe VanHoy)
There's somethin' you got that really gets me goin'
It's hard to believe the way the feelin's growin'
So let me say before my heart starts showin'
I'm only in it for the love
I want you to know you've got my full attention
& every move is with my best intention
Before we go on I thought I oughta mention
I'm only in it for the love
Bridge:
I'm only in it for the love & affection
I think I'm headed in the right direction
I guess the question that I'm really askin'
Is, do you want a love that's everlastin'?
So many times I've let my heart get broken
I've closed my eyes & left myself wide open
Now I'm only feelin' real emotion
I'm only in it for the love
(instrumental)
(repeat bridge & verse 3)
I'm only in it for the love
(instrumental)
(repeat bridge & verse 3)
I'm only in it for the love
I'm only in it for the love
She's just a woman
100 pounds of flesh & blood
Quick with a smile, warm with a touch for me
She's just a woman
& not the least or the most desired
But she's set one man's heart on fire & it's me
That she wants to be
& in my eyes
God never made a more beautiful girl
In my eyes
There's no one more lovely in all of the world
& she looks at me at times with such surprise
When she sees how special she is in my eyes
She's only human
& she cries sometimes when she looks in the mirror
& counts a new line that seemed to appear overnight
She's only human
It's not that she's fading, she's just afraid
That there'll come a time when I'll turn away at the sight
But I swear that's not right
& in my eyes
She just grows lovelier to me
In my eyes
She's only aging gracefully
& 1000 strands of gray won't disguise
The woman she'll always be in my eyes
Sometimes she makes mistakes
But I'm aware of her faults
Her moods go up & down
But that's just because
She's just a woman
& giving her love only to me
Without her help, I would be less of a man
Than she thinks I am
& in my eyes
Love never changes, all pretend
In my eyes
Her mystery never ends
& everything I need as years go by
Makes her love grow sweeter still in my eyes
In my eyes
She is my woman
Years After You
(Tom Schuyler)
I don't know if I can explain it
'Cause there's really nothin' different at all
The sun still burns, the earth still turns
& the winter still follows the fall
I knew that it wouldn't be easy
For my heart to find somebody new
But I never thought it would still be broken in 2
These years after you
They tell me time is a natural healer
It kinda smooths the pain away
But this hurt within hasn't yet given in
& it's been over 2000 days
I still remember the taste of your kisses
& your eyes that were beautifully blue
& I can still hear the sound of your voice
When you said we were through
These years after you
CHORUS:
(Years after, years after you)
I'm still cryin'
(Tears after, years after you)
I'm still tryin' to make it through
These years after you
There've been mornin's when I couldn't wake up
& evenin's when I couldn't sleep
My life will be fine for months at a time
Then I'll break down & cry for a week
'Cause when I told you I'd love you forever
I know you didn't think it was true
But forever is nothin'
Compared to some nights I've been through
In these years after you
(repeat chorus & fade)
Working Man
(Jim Hurt/Billy Ray Reynolds)
Stumble from my good warm bed
Monday mornin', oh my head
Gotta go & do it all again
Wake up baby, rise & shine
It's coffee, eggs & bacon time
Walk your workin' man out to the car
The boss is in his usual mood
Not one thing does he approve
Sometimes you can't keep him satisfied
Up & down the assembly line
Weary faces much like mine
Showing the wear & tear in their eyes
CHORUS:
They're makin' it hard on the workin' man
Tryin' to make a livin' any way he can
Makin' ends meet on the installment plan
His money goes right through his hands
Heaven, help him if you think you can
They're makin' it hard on the workin' man
Big policeman in his prime
Sits behind his billboard sign
Aims his radar gun right straight at me
A letter from the IRS
Says "Boy, you're taxes are a mess"
Is this the way the good life's supposed to be?
(chorus)
Stumble from my good warm bed
Monday mornin', oh my head
Gotta go & do it all again
Too much room in the Frigidaire
The kids all need new shoes to wear
Payment's late on my old truck again
(repeat chorus & fade)
Blue Highway
(D. Henry/D. Womack)
Another highway, another heartache
Travelin' man routine
8 days from home & all alone
In this whining time machine
I spend a mile thinkin' 'bout you
Only to praise the blues
My eyes are sad on the road ahead
While my heart's at home with you
CHORUS:
On this blue highway
Between your love & me
Nothin' but a blue highway
As far as my heart can see
Another evening, one more motel
I phone to tell you good night
Not much to say but "It's OK"
'Cause your voice will hold me tight
(chorus)
I know you're worried 'bout my night life
Wanderin' coast to coast
But time & time I leave behind
The one I love the most
(chorus x2)
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